He described the area as being under the domination of Al-Qaeda-linked groups and cited a major attack on July 15, 2025, saying that children were killed, women were raped, and that there had been an effort “to harm the entire district.”

A Druze resident from southern Syria has appealed publicly for Israel to assert control over the border region, releasing a video in which he asked Israelis to intervene as security conditions worsen in Suwayda and Mount Bashan.

His message, delivered as a direct address to the Israeli public, cast the situation as urgent and unsustainable.